diff -uar Python-3.6.2.orig/Lib/distutils/command/install.py Python-3.6.2/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
--- Python-3.6.2.orig/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2017-07-08 06:33:27.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.6.2/Lib/distutils/command/install.py	2017-08-20 15:10:41.653336676 +0300
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@
 
 INSTALL_SCHEMES = {
     'unix_prefix': {
-        'purelib': '$base/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
-        'platlib': '$platbase/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
+        'purelib': '$base/lib64/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '$platbase/lib64/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
         'headers': '$base/include/python$py_version_short$abiflags/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$base/bin',
         'data'   : '$base',
         },
     'unix_home': {
-        'purelib': '$base/lib/python',
-        'platlib': '$base/lib/python',
+        'purelib': '$base/lib64/python',
+        'platlib': '$base/lib64/python',
         'headers': '$base/include/python/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$base/bin',
         'data'   : '$base',
diff -uar Python-3.6.2.orig/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py Python-3.6.2/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
--- Python-3.6.2.orig/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2017-07-08 06:33:27.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.6.2/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2017-08-20 15:10:41.654336706 +0300
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
     if os.name == "posix":
         libpython = os.path.join(prefix,
-                                 "lib", "python" + get_python_version())
+                                 "lib64", "python" + get_python_version())
         if standard_lib:
             return libpython
         else:
diff -uar Python-3.6.2.orig/Lib/site.py Python-3.6.2/Lib/site.py
--- Python-3.6.2.orig/Lib/site.py	2017-07-08 06:33:27.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.6.2/Lib/site.py	2017-08-20 15:10:41.654336706 +0300
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
         seen.add(prefix)
 
         if os.sep == '/':
-            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib",
+            sitepackages.append(os.path.join(prefix, "lib64",
                                         "python%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2],
                                         "site-packages"))
         else:
diff -uar Python-3.6.2.orig/Lib/sysconfig.py Python-3.6.2/Lib/sysconfig.py
--- Python-3.6.2.orig/Lib/sysconfig.py	2017-07-08 06:33:27.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.6.2/Lib/sysconfig.py	2017-08-20 15:10:41.654336706 +0300
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 
 _INSTALL_SCHEMES = {
     'posix_prefix': {
-        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
-        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
-        'purelib': '{base}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
-        'platlib': '{platbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',
+        'platstdlib': '{platbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',
+        'purelib': '{base}/lib64/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{platbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
         'include':
             '{installed_base}/include/python{py_version_short}{abiflags}',
         'platinclude':
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
         'data': '{base}',
         },
     'posix_home': {
-        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib/python',
-        'platstdlib': '{base}/lib/python',
-        'purelib': '{base}/lib/python',
-        'platlib': '{base}/lib/python',
+        'stdlib': '{installed_base}/lib64/python',
+        'platstdlib': '{base}/lib64/python',
+        'purelib': '{base}/lib64/python',
+        'platlib': '{base}/lib64/python',
         'include': '{installed_base}/include/python',
         'platinclude': '{installed_base}/include/python',
         'scripts': '{base}/bin',
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
         'data': '{userbase}',
         },
     'posix_user': {
-        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
-        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}',
-        'purelib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
-        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'stdlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',
+        'platstdlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}',
+        'purelib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
+        'platlib': '{userbase}/lib64/python{py_version_short}/site-packages',
         'include': '{userbase}/include/python{py_version_short}',
         'scripts': '{userbase}/bin',
         'data': '{userbase}',
diff -uar Python-3.6.2.orig/Makefile.pre.in Python-3.6.2/Makefile.pre.in
--- Python-3.6.2.orig/Makefile.pre.in	2017-07-08 06:33:27.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.6.2/Makefile.pre.in	2017-08-20 15:10:41.655336736 +0300
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 MANDIR=		@mandir@
 INCLUDEDIR=	@includedir@
 CONFINCLUDEDIR=	$(exec_prefix)/include
-SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib
+SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib64
 ABIFLAGS=	@ABIFLAGS@
 
 # Detailed destination directories
diff -uar Python-3.6.2.orig/Modules/getpath.c Python-3.6.2/Modules/getpath.c
--- Python-3.6.2.orig/Modules/getpath.c	2017-07-08 06:33:27.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.6.2/Modules/getpath.c	2017-08-20 15:10:41.655336736 +0300
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
     _pythonpath = Py_DecodeLocale(PYTHONPATH, NULL);
     _prefix = Py_DecodeLocale(PREFIX, NULL);
     _exec_prefix = Py_DecodeLocale(EXEC_PREFIX, NULL);
-    lib_python = Py_DecodeLocale("lib/python" VERSION, NULL);
+    lib_python = Py_DecodeLocale("lib64/python" VERSION, NULL);
 
     if (!_pythonpath || !_prefix || !_exec_prefix || !lib_python) {
         Py_FatalError(
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
     }
     else
         wcsncpy(zip_path, _prefix, MAXPATHLEN);
-    joinpath(zip_path, L"lib/python00.zip");
+    joinpath(zip_path, L"lib64/python00.zip");
     bufsz = wcslen(zip_path);   /* Replace "00" with version */
     zip_path[bufsz - 6] = VERSION[0];
     zip_path[bufsz - 5] = VERSION[2];
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@
             fprintf(stderr,
                 "Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>\n");
         wcsncpy(exec_prefix, _exec_prefix, MAXPATHLEN);
-        joinpath(exec_prefix, L"lib/lib-dynload");
+        joinpath(exec_prefix, L"lib64/lib-dynload");
     }
     /* If we found EXEC_PREFIX do *not* reduce it!  (Yet.) */
 
diff -uar Python-3.6.2.orig/configure Python-3.6.2/configure
--- Python-3.6.2.orig/configure	2017-07-08 06:33:27.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.6.2/configure	2017-08-20 15:10:41.658336826 +0300
@@ -15006,9 +15006,9 @@
 
 
 if test x$PLATFORM_TRIPLET = x; then
-  LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}"
+  LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib64/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}"
 else
-  LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}-${PLATFORM_TRIPLET}"
+  LIBPL='$(prefix)'"/lib64/python${VERSION}/config-${LDVERSION}-${PLATFORM_TRIPLET}"
 fi
 
 
diff -uar Python-3.6.2.orig/setup.py Python-3.6.2/setup.py
--- Python-3.6.2.orig/setup.py	2017-07-08 06:33:27.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-3.6.2/setup.py	2017-08-20 15:10:41.659336856 +0300
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
         # directories (i.e. '.' and 'Include') must be first.  See issue
         # 10520.
         if not cross_compiling:
-            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib')
+            add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.library_dirs, '/usr/local/lib64')
             add_dir_to_list(self.compiler.include_dirs, '/usr/local/include')
         # only change this for cross builds for 3.3, issues on Mageia
         if cross_compiling:
